STORY: Gender Unit and the Women &

Child Protection Ofcer meet with female

peacekeepers
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"/ Wide shot- AMISOM Gender Unit Ofcer, Deputy Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission
DSRCC! "ydia #anyoto$Mutende, and AMISOM female
peace%eepers&
8/ %ed shot- Ma'& Renne, AMISOM
9/ %ed shot- (urundian AMISOM army ofcers listenin) in
/ %ed shot- (urundian AMISOM army ofcers listenin) in
:/ Wide shot- Ma'& Renne, AMISOM
;/ Close .p- *aoutar *addourri AMISOM Gender Unit Ofcer
</ %ed shot- (urundian ofcers in attendance
+& SOU)3'&T#, *aoutar *addourri, AMISOM Gender Unit Ofcer,
=#omen play a %ey role in peace -uildin) and peace %eepin) and in
this meetin) actually is the .rst of its %ind for us to %no/ each other
-ut at the same time try to envision the /or% plan /e /ill -e havin)
to ensure the -est resources are really )iven to these /omen /hen
they are dealin) /ith other /omen and children and the community
at lar)e&0
>/ Wide shot- DSRCC addressin) the attendees
"!/ %ed shot- DSRCC addressin) the attendees
""/ %ed shot- DSRCC addressin) the attendees
"8& SOU)3'&T#: 1on& "ydia #anyoto, DSRCC,
=2he role of /omen is very important -ecause at the end of the day
/hen the )uns )o silent, there3s so much to do in terms of carin) for
the children, nutrition, maternal health also sta-ili4in) families,
those that have lost their spouses due to /ar and the systems here
in terms of the civilian community have -ro%en do/n and therefore
the /omen in uniform are very critical .rst to play as role models
and also to -uild capacity and assure /omen to -e role models in
their community& 2hat3s a pro)ram /e /ould li%e to start on no/,
-ut /e /ant to -e)in /ith themselves to -uild peace, to -e
empo/ered and to have the capacity in terms of s%ills so that /e
can no/ send them out to the di5erent contin)ents and the di5erent
communities /ithin and outside the .ve other sectors of
Mo)adishu&0
"/ Wide shot- DSRCC addressin) the /or%shop
":/ %ed shot- U)andan ofcers in attendance
";/ Wide shot- AMISOM ofcers at the /or%shop
"</ %ed shot- DSRCC addressin) the meetin)
"?/ Wide shot- Closin)6end of the meetin), Ofcers leavin) the
/or%shop
STORY
On 7uly 8
st
the Gender Unit and the #omen 9 Child :rotection
Ofcer, *aoutar *addouri, met /ith female peace%eepers in
Mo)adishu /here she introduced herself to the peace%eepers and
also )ot to discuss their needs and challen)es&
;#omen play a %ey role in peace -uildin) and peace %eepin) and in
this meetin) actually is the .rst of its %ind for us to %no/ each other
-ut at the same time try to envision the /or% plan /e /ill -e havin)
to ensure the -est resources are really )iven to these /omen /hen
they are dealin) /ith other /omen and children and the community
at lar)e,0 said *aoutar
Also in attendance /as the Deputy Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission DSRCC! 1on& "ydia
#anyoto$Mutende /ho stressed the importance of female
peace%eepers in the mission&
=2he role of /omen is very important -ecause at the end of the day
/hen the )uns )o silent, there3s so much to do in terms of carin) for
the children, nutrition, maternal health also sta-ili4in) families&
2hose that have lost their spouses due to /ar and the systems here
in terms of the civilian community have -ro%en do/n and therefore
the /omen in uniform are very critical .rst to play as role models
and also to -uild capacity and assure /omen to -e role models in
their community& 2hat3s a pro)ram /e /ould li%e to start on no/,
-ut /e /ant to -e)in /ith themselves to -uild peace, to -e
empo/ered and to have the capacity in terms of s%ills so that /e
can no/ send them out to the di5erent contin)ents and the di5erent
communities /ithin and outside the .ve other sectors of
Mo)adishu,0
2he #omen 9 Child :rotection Ofcer announced the formation of a
committee that /ill -e actively involved in all issues that spea% to
female peace%eepers and ensure that all their needs are met& She
e<plained need for a net/or% of female peace%eepers /here-y
every contin)ent /ill have a female representative /ho /ill -e in
constant contact /ith her&
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